The incorporation of partial shielding of the spinal cord in a tissue deficit compensator in radiotherapy of the thorax

Medical Dosimetry - Tập 20 - Trang 1-5 - 1995
Douglas Jones1, Donald Christopherson1, David Judd1, Laura Esagui2, Mark D. Hafermann2, John W. Rieke2
1Northwest Medical Physics Center, 21031 67th Ave. W., Lynnwood, WA 98036-7306, USA
2Radiation Oncology Section, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101, USA

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